Nemipterus randalli Russell 1986 —Randall’s threadfin bream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Nemipterus randalli Russell 1986 by Lelli et al. (2008); subsequently recorded as Upeneus moluccensis by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Nemipterus randalli by Colloca & Lelli (2012: 13); as Nemipterus randalli by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366), as Nemipterus randalli by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169) and as Nemipterus randalli by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to India.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 28 June 2018). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .